FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON
THE MARRIAGE OF HENRY & SARAH HILL:
GROOM: | |
Name: Henry Hill, age 36, bachelor, Farm Labourer | |
Father: William Hill, Farmer, deceased | |
Mother: | |
Birthdate: c. 1878 | |
Birthplace: |
BRIDE: | |
Name: Sarah Weights, age 27, spinster, Laundry Maid | |
Father: James Weights, Bookkeeper | |
Mother: Mary Armstrong | |
Baptism Date: 1 January 1888 | |
Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England |
THEIR WEDDING: | |
Date: 17 December 1914, by Banns | |
Place: Emmanuel Parish Church (C. of E.) | |
Location: Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Priest: Walter E. Harston Morris | |
Witnesses: John James Weights & Eliza Esther Walmsley |
THEIR CHILDREN: (none) |
DEATHS: | ||||||||
Henry Hill | [36 yrs] | Died: | 27 | Dec | 1914 | |||
Sarah Hill (Mrs) | [81 yrs] | Died: | 29 | Mar | 1969 |
NOTES: | |
1: | This is a very sad case. Sarah Weights lost her husband less than two weeks after their wedding and remained his widow for the next 55 years. |
2: | At the time of their marriage both Henry and Sarah lived with her parents at 285 Plungington Road in Preston. All parties to the wedding signed their own names to the register. |
3: | The above information was taken from the original marriage registers of Emmanuel Church and from microfilmed copies of burial registers from Preston Cemetery, all held at the Lancashire Record Office. |
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